Theme Weeks

Theme Week · Big Band and USO Dinner Dance

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• $99 · included with a subscription

A 1940s USO canteen for one night: a big band, a three-course supper, a tribute to the residents and families who served, swing dancing for every ability, and a sing-along to close.

Week files

• The full kit
  35 pages · 2.0 MB · Fillable: community name, week_dates, venues.main_event_room, venues.arts_and_crafts_room, venues.fitness_studio, venues.theater, venues.main_lobby, venues.lounge, venues.main_dining_room, venues.ballroom_or_auditorium, place, main.table15.history.what_it_is, main.table15.history.where_to_look, main.table15.music_and_dance.what_it_is, main.table15.music_and_dance.where_to_look, date, password, main.name, main.name_2, main.name_3, main.name_4, main.saturday_date, main.number, main.release_date, lifestyle_contact.name, lifestyle_contact.title, lifestyle_contact.phone, lifestyle_contact.email, city, state, main.number_2, main.quote_from_the_executive_director, executive_director, main.quote_from_a_resident_with_permission, main.resident_name, main.one_or_two_sentences, main.table25.coffee_and_a_topic_the_stage_door_cante.day, main.table25.coffee_and_a_topic_the_stage_door_cante.il, main.table25.coffee_and_a_topic_the_stage_door_cante.al, main.table25.coffee_and_a_topic_the_stage_door_cante.mc, main.table25.coffee_and_a_topic_the_stage_door_cante.total, main.table25.coffee_and_a_topic_the_stage_door_cante.notes, main.table25.home_front_posters.day, main.table25.home_front_posters.il, main.table25.home_front_posters.al, main.table25.home_front_posters.mc, main.table25.home_front_posters.total, main.table25.home_front_posters.notes, main.table25.seated_swing_practice.day, main.table25.seated_swing_practice.il, main.table25.seated_swing_practice.al, main.table25.seated_swing_practice.mc, main.table25.seated_swing_practice.total, main.table25.seated_swing_practice.notes, main.table25.picture_show_wednesday.day, main.table25.picture_show_wednesday.il, main.table25.picture_show_wednesday.al, main.table25.picture_show_wednesday.mc, main.table25.picture_show_wednesday.total, main.table25.picture_show_wednesday.notes, main.table25.wall_of_honor_stars.day, main.table25.wall_of_honor_stars.il, main.table25.wall_of_honor_stars.al, main.table25.wall_of_honor_stars.mc, main.table25.wall_of_honor_stars.total, main.table25.wall_of_honor_stars.notes, main.table25.canteen_trivia.day, main.table25.canteen_trivia.il, main.table25.canteen_trivia.al, main.table25.canteen_trivia.mc, main.table25.canteen_trivia.total, main.table25.canteen_trivia.notes, main.table25.v_mail_postcards.day, main.table25.v_mail_postcards.il, main.table25.v_mail_postcards.al, main.table25.v_mail_postcards.mc, main.table25.v_mail_postcards.total, main.table25.v_mail_postcards.notes, main.table25.the_dinner_dance.day, main.table25.the_dinner_dance.il, main.table25.the_dinner_dance.al, main.table25.the_dinner_dance.mc, main.table25.the_dinner_dance.total, main.table25.the_dinner_dance.notes, main.table25.picture_show_sunday.day, main.table25.picture_show_sunday.il, main.table25.picture_show_sunday.al, main.table25.picture_show_sunday.mc, main.table25.picture_show_sunday.total, main.table25.picture_show_sunday.notes, main.table25.wall_of_honor_photos_lent.day, main.table25.wall_of_honor_photos_lent.il, main.table25.wall_of_honor_photos_lent.al, main.table25.wall_of_honor_photos_lent.mc, main.table25.wall_of_honor_photos_lent.total, main.table25.wall_of_honor_photos_lent.notes, main.table25.total_attendances.day, main.table25.total_attendances.il, main.table25.total_attendances.al, main.table25.total_attendances.mc, main.table25.total_attendances.total, main.table25.total_attendances.notes, main.table26.date_of_the_dinner_dance.result, main.table26.activities_offered_of_10.result, main.table26.total_attendances.result, main.table26.residents_at_the_dinner_dance.result, main.table26.from_assisted_living_and_memory_care.result, main.table26.buddy_volunteers.result, main.table26.residents_who_loved_or_liked_it_sur.result, main.table26.spent_beyond_normal_food_costs.result, main.table26.best_resident_comment_with_permission.result, main.table26.what_we_d_change_next_time.result, main.favorite_part, main.do_next, main.name_optional🔒 Subscribers
• Planner (calendar)
  1 page · 264 KB · Fillable: community name, week_dates, lifestyle_contact.name, main.led_by, date, time, place, wall_of_honor.day, wall_of_honor.time, wall_of_honor.room, coffee_and_a_topic.day, coffee_and_a_topic.time, coffee_and_a_topic.room, home_front_posters.day, home_front_posters.time, home_front_posters.room, wall_of_honor_stars.day, wall_of_honor_stars.time, wall_of_honor_stars.room, v_mail_postcards.day, v_mail_postcards.time, v_mail_postcards.room, seated_swing_practice.day, seated_swing_practice.time, seated_swing_practice.room, canteen_trivia.day, canteen_trivia.time, canteen_trivia.room, picture_show.day, picture_show.time, picture_show.room, costume_and_pin_table.day, costume_and_pin_table.time, costume_and_pin_table.room🔒 Subscribers
• Run of Show
  1 page · 254 KB · Fillable: venues.main_dining_room, venues.ballroom_or_auditorium, place, community name🔒 Subscribers
• Screen announcements
  2 pages · 27 KB🔒 Subscribers
• Background picture · Bandstand
  1 page · 119 KB🔒 Subscribers
• Background picture · Canteen Bunting
  1 page · 104 KB🔒 Subscribers
• Poster, 11 × 17 · Bandstand
  1 page · 381 KB · Fillable: community name, date, place🔒 Subscribers
• Poster, 11 × 17 · Canteen bunting
  1 page · 355 KB · Fillable: community name, date, place🔒 Subscribers
• Poster, letter size · Bandstand
  1 page · 436 KB · Fillable: community name, date, place🔒 Subscribers
• Poster, letter size · Canteen bunting
  1 page · 399 KB · Fillable: community name, date, place🔒 Subscribers
• App picture (square, 1080 × 1080) · Bandstand
  1 page · 116 KB🔒 Subscribers
• App picture (square, 1080 × 1080) · Canteen bunting
  1 page · 97 KB🔒 Subscribers
• TV screen (1920 × 1080) · Bandstand
  1 page · 151 KB🔒 Subscribers
• TV screen (1920 × 1080) · Canteen bunting
  1 page · 132 KB🔒 Subscribers
• Art project 1: Home Front Posters
  2 pages · 226 KB · Fillable: community name🔒 Subscribers
• Art project 2: Wall of Honor Stars
  2 pages · 212 KB · Fillable: community name🔒 Subscribers
• Art project 3: V-Mail Postcards
  2 pages · 218 KB · Fillable: community name🔒 Subscribers
• Buddies and Wall of Honor
  1 page · 192 KB · Fillable: community name🔒 Subscribers
• Canteen Passes and Ration Books
  2 pages · 1.0 MB · Fillable: community name, date, place, password, main.name, main.name_2, main.name_3, main.name_4🔒 Subscribers
• Countdown Checklist
  1 page · 229 KB · Fillable: venues.main_dining_room, venues.ballroom_or_auditorium, venues.arts_and_crafts_room, venues.fitness_studio, venues.theater, community name🔒 Subscribers
• Easy trivia, large print (AL and MC)
  2 pages · 198 KB · Fillable: community name🔒 Subscribers
• Family Newsletter and Press Release
  1 page · 305 KB · Fillable: community name, date, main.number, main.release_date, lifestyle_contact.name, lifestyle_contact.title, lifestyle_contact.phone, lifestyle_contact.email, city, state, main.number_2, main.quote_from_the_executive_director, executive_director, main.quote_from_a_resident_with_permission, main.resident_name, main.one_or_two_sentences🔒 Subscribers
• Films and Playlist
  2 pages · 296 KB · Fillable: community name, main.table2.history.what_it_is, main.table2.history.where_to_look, main.table2.music_and_dance.what_it_is, main.table2.music_and_dance.where_to_look🔒 Subscribers
• Menu Cards
  3 pages · 480 KB · Fillable: community name🔒 Subscribers
• Menu and Drinks for Dining
  2 pages · 219 KB · Fillable: community name🔒 Subscribers
• Props on a Budget
  2 pages · 225 KB · Fillable: community name🔒 Subscribers
• Resident Survey
  1 page · 218 KB · Fillable: main.favorite_part, main.do_next, main.name_optional, community name🔒 Subscribers
• Seated Swing Routine
  1 page · 195 KB · Fillable: community name🔒 Subscribers
• Signs
  2 pages · 1.1 MB · Fillable: community name🔒 Subscribers
• Slang Sheet: Talk Like It's 1944
  1 page · 183 KB · Fillable: community name🔒 Subscribers
• Table Talk Cards
  7 pages · 1.2 MB🔒 Subscribers
• Tracker and Results
  1 page · 265 KB · Fillable: main.table1.coffee_and_a_topic_the_stage_door_cante.day, main.table1.coffee_and_a_topic_the_stage_door_cante.il, main.table1.coffee_and_a_topic_the_stage_door_cante.al, main.table1.coffee_and_a_topic_the_stage_door_cante.mc, main.table1.coffee_and_a_topic_the_stage_door_cante.total, main.table1.coffee_and_a_topic_the_stage_door_cante.notes, main.table1.home_front_posters.day, main.table1.home_front_posters.il, main.table1.home_front_posters.al, main.table1.home_front_posters.mc, main.table1.home_front_posters.total, main.table1.home_front_posters.notes, main.table1.seated_swing_practice.day, main.table1.seated_swing_practice.il, main.table1.seated_swing_practice.al, main.table1.seated_swing_practice.mc, main.table1.seated_swing_practice.total, main.table1.seated_swing_practice.notes, main.table1.picture_show_wednesday.day, main.table1.picture_show_wednesday.il, main.table1.picture_show_wednesday.al, main.table1.picture_show_wednesday.mc, main.table1.picture_show_wednesday.total, main.table1.picture_show_wednesday.notes, main.table1.wall_of_honor_stars.day, main.table1.wall_of_honor_stars.il, main.table1.wall_of_honor_stars.al, main.table1.wall_of_honor_stars.mc, main.table1.wall_of_honor_stars.total, main.table1.wall_of_honor_stars.notes, main.table1.canteen_trivia.day, main.table1.canteen_trivia.il, main.table1.canteen_trivia.al, main.table1.canteen_trivia.mc, main.table1.canteen_trivia.total, main.table1.canteen_trivia.notes, main.table1.v_mail_postcards.day, main.table1.v_mail_postcards.il, main.table1.v_mail_postcards.al, main.table1.v_mail_postcards.mc, main.table1.v_mail_postcards.total, main.table1.v_mail_postcards.notes, main.table1.the_dinner_dance.day, main.table1.the_dinner_dance.il, main.table1.the_dinner_dance.al, main.table1.the_dinner_dance.mc, main.table1.the_dinner_dance.total, main.table1.the_dinner_dance.notes, main.table1.picture_show_sunday.day, main.table1.picture_show_sunday.il, main.table1.picture_show_sunday.al, main.table1.picture_show_sunday.mc, main.table1.picture_show_sunday.total, main.table1.picture_show_sunday.notes, main.table1.wall_of_honor_photos_lent.day, main.table1.wall_of_honor_photos_lent.il, main.table1.wall_of_honor_photos_lent.al, main.table1.wall_of_honor_photos_lent.mc, main.table1.wall_of_honor_photos_lent.total, main.table1.wall_of_honor_photos_lent.notes, main.table1.total_attendances.day, main.table1.total_attendances.il, main.table1.total_attendances.al, main.table1.total_attendances.mc, main.table1.total_attendances.total, main.table1.total_attendances.notes, main.table2.date_of_the_dinner_dance.result, main.table2.activities_offered_of_10.result, main.table2.total_attendances.result, main.table2.residents_at_the_dinner_dance.result, main.table2.from_assisted_living_and_memory_care.result, main.table2.buddy_volunteers.result, main.table2.residents_who_loved_or_liked_it_sur.result, main.table2.spent_beyond_normal_food_costs.result, main.table2.best_resident_comment_with_permission.result, main.table2.what_we_d_change_next_time.result, community name🔒 Subscribers
• Trivia answer key
  1 page · 173 KB · Fillable: community name🔒 Subscribers
• Trivia team sheet
  1 page · 224 KB · Fillable: main.team_name, main.table1.1.your_answer, main.table1.2.your_answer, main.table1.3.your_answer, main.table1.4.your_answer, main.table1.5.your_answer, main.table1.6.your_answer, main.table1.7.your_answer, main.table1.8.your_answer, main.table1.9.your_answer, main.table1.10.your_answer, main.table1.11.your_answer, main.table1.12.your_answer, main.table1.13.your_answer, main.table1.14.your_answer, main.table1.15.your_answer, main.table1.16.your_answer, main.table1.17.your_answer, main.table1.18.your_answer, main.table1.19.your_answer, main.table1.20.your_answer, community name🔒 Subscribers
• Canteen Trivia · fillable poster, 11 × 17
  1 page · 337 KB · Fillable: community name, canteen_trivia.day, canteen_trivia.time, canteen_trivia.room, canteen_trivia.note🔒 Subscribers
• Canteen Trivia · fillable poster, letter size
  1 page · 380 KB · Fillable: community name, canteen_trivia.day, canteen_trivia.time, canteen_trivia.room, canteen_trivia.note🔒 Subscribers
• Coffee and a Topic: The Stage Door Canteen · fillable poster, 11 × 17
  1 page · 370 KB · Fillable: community name, coffee_and_a_topic.day, coffee_and_a_topic.time, coffee_and_a_topic.room, coffee_and_a_topic.note🔒 Subscribers
• Coffee and a Topic: The Stage Door Canteen · fillable poster, letter size
  1 page · 425 KB · Fillable: community name, coffee_and_a_topic.day, coffee_and_a_topic.time, coffee_and_a_topic.room, coffee_and_a_topic.note🔒 Subscribers
• Home Front Posters · fillable poster, 11 × 17
  1 page · 336 KB · Fillable: community name, home_front_posters.day, home_front_posters.time, home_front_posters.room, home_front_posters.note🔒 Subscribers
• Home Front Posters · fillable poster, letter size
  1 page · 380 KB · Fillable: community name, home_front_posters.day, home_front_posters.time, home_front_posters.room, home_front_posters.note🔒 Subscribers
• Picture Show: Buck Privates · fillable poster, 11 × 17
  1 page · 366 KB · Fillable: community name, picture_show.day, picture_show.time, picture_show.room, picture_show.note🔒 Subscribers
• Picture Show: Buck Privates · fillable poster, letter size
  1 page · 421 KB · Fillable: community name, picture_show.day, picture_show.time, picture_show.room, picture_show.note🔒 Subscribers
• Picture Show: The Glenn Miller Story · fillable poster, 11 × 17
  1 page · 336 KB · Fillable: community name, picture_show_2.day, picture_show_2.time, picture_show_2.room, picture_show_2.note🔒 Subscribers
• Picture Show: The Glenn Miller Story · fillable poster, letter size
  1 page · 379 KB · Fillable: community name, picture_show_2.day, picture_show_2.time, picture_show_2.room, picture_show_2.note🔒 Subscribers
• Seated Swing Practice · fillable poster, 11 × 17
  1 page · 362 KB · Fillable: community name, seated_swing_practice.day, seated_swing_practice.time, seated_swing_practice.room, seated_swing_practice.note🔒 Subscribers
• Seated Swing Practice · fillable poster, letter size
  1 page · 417 KB · Fillable: community name, seated_swing_practice.day, seated_swing_practice.time, seated_swing_practice.room, seated_swing_practice.note🔒 Subscribers
• The Stage Door Canteen Dinner Dance · fillable poster, 11 × 17
  1 page · 337 KB · Fillable: community name, date, time, place, main.note🔒 Subscribers
• The Stage Door Canteen Dinner Dance · fillable poster, letter size
  1 page · 380 KB · Fillable: community name, date, time, place, main.note🔒 Subscribers
• V-Mail Postcards · fillable poster, 11 × 17
  1 page · 334 KB · Fillable: community name, v_mail_postcards.day, v_mail_postcards.time, v_mail_postcards.room, v_mail_postcards.note🔒 Subscribers
• V-Mail Postcards · fillable poster, letter size
  1 page · 377 KB · Fillable: community name, v_mail_postcards.day, v_mail_postcards.time, v_mail_postcards.room, v_mail_postcards.note🔒 Subscribers
• Wall of Honor Stars · fillable poster, 11 × 17
  1 page · 358 KB · Fillable: community name, wall_of_honor_stars.day, wall_of_honor_stars.time, wall_of_honor_stars.room, wall_of_honor_stars.note🔒 Subscribers
• Wall of Honor Stars · fillable poster, letter size
  1 page · 413 KB · Fillable: community name, wall_of_honor_stars.day, wall_of_honor_stars.time, wall_of_honor_stars.room, wall_of_honor_stars.note🔒 Subscribers
• Wall of Honor: Lend a Photo · fillable poster, 11 × 17
  1 page · 365 KB · Fillable: community name, wall_of_honor.day, wall_of_honor.time, wall_of_honor.room, wall_of_honor.note🔒 Subscribers
• Wall of Honor: Lend a Photo · fillable poster, letter size
  1 page · 420 KB · Fillable: community name, wall_of_honor.day, wall_of_honor.time, wall_of_honor.room, wall_of_honor.note🔒 Subscribers

Also in this Theme Week

• The Stage Door CanteenCoffee and a Topic · 11 PDFs · also sold alone, $30
• Table Talk · Big Band and USO Dinner DanceTable Talk · 1 PDF
• Home Front Posters · from Theme Week Big Band and USO Dinner DanceArt Projects · 1 PDF
• Wall of Honor Stars · from Theme Week Big Band and USO Dinner DanceArt Projects · 1 PDF
• V-Mail Postcards · from Theme Week Big Band and USO Dinner DanceArt Projects · 1 PDF

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